This paper examines past African growth experience and attempts to simulate future ones. In addition to more commonly used determinants of total factor productivity, a measure of the effect of labor reallocation and an index of economic diversification are constructed and included as factors for...

In this article, we analyze extended periods of growth in Africa based on panel estimations from 27 African countries during the 1960-1996 period. Our main conclusion is that sustainable growth needs to be based on a balanced mix of capital accumulation, macroeconomic adjustment and structural...

Malaria still claims a heavy human and economic toll, specifically in sub-Saharan Africa. Even though the causality between malaria and poverty is presumably bi-directional, malaria plays a role in the economic difficulties of the region. This article provides an analysis of the economic...

Wie können Hindernisse auf dem Weg zur Entwicklung Afrikas positiv gewendet werden und welche Stärken stellen die afrikanischen Kulturen auf dem Weg zur wirtschaftlichen Entwicklung des Kontinents dar? Kann sich trotz kultureller Unterschiede zum europäischen Kulturraum der afrikanische...